Informs policymakers and the public about the costs of child trauma, child maltreatment, and adversity.
Search
Discusses the complexity of children's reaction to and processing of traumatic events.
Explains how trauma, especially repeated interpersonal trauma such as sexual or physical abuse, affects a child's developing brain.
Presents three experienced clinician-researchers in the field of child traumatic stress highlighting the developmental impact of child trauma on early childhood, middle childhood, and adolescence.
The 12 Core Concepts: Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families
Outlines and describes The 12 Core Concepts: Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families.
Introduces a concept of trauma and offers a framework for becoming a trauma-informed organization, system, or service sector.
Defines resilience and factors that enhance resilience in children following a potentially traumatic event.
Highlights key points for providers, family advocates, and policymakers to understand about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and child trauma. This resource was adapted from...
Provides foundational knowledge to better understand The 12 Core Concepts for Understanding Traumatic Stress Responses in Children and Families.
Describes how young children, school-age children, and adolescents react to traumatic events and offers suggestions on how parents and caregivers can help and support them.